Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™, powers more than 6,500 sports organizations worldwide, including collegiate athletic departments and teams across all major professional leagues. With 300 exceptional employees located in ten different countries, Teamworks’ software solutions drive the operations of the most recognizable sports properties in the world.

Zelus Analytics, now part of Teamworks, is a premier sports intelligence platform that partners with teams across the NBA, MLB, NFL, IPL, NHL, and European football leagues. As a key component of Teamworks, Zelus continues to deliver cutting-edge analytics, empowering these organizations with advanced data insights to enhance performance, strategy, and decision-making. The platform integrates comprehensive sports data, enabling teams to gain a competitive edge through rich analysis and innovative solutions tailored to their specific needs.

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our Analytics team. This role is crucial in advancing our market-leading sports intelligence platform, helping professional teams across various sports leverage cutting-edge machine learning models to compete at the highest levels. Your work will directly impact our exclusive network of partners as they strive to win championships.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of sports analytics technology and to contribute to the ongoing success and rapid expansion of one of the fastest-growing companies in sports tech.

Responsibilities:

• Create, validate, and automate sophisticated quantitative models using machine learning, statistics, optimization, and simulation techniques.

• Develop, schedule, monitor, and maintain robust model training and prediction workflows to ensure optimal performance and scalability.

• Work closely with the broader engineering team to implement infrastructure changes that support various sports within our platform.

• Deploy REST APIs on top of fitted models, utilizing distributed computation to enable real-time integration with client-facing applications.

• Provide guidance and technical mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Break down complex engineering projects into actionable work plans, assign tasks to engineers and data scientists, and manage timelines effectively.

•  Engage in rotating platform support duties, ensuring the reliability and performance of our machine learning systems.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in developing and deploying machine learning models, with a strong foundation in statistics, optimization, and simulation.

• Proficiency in designing, developing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure for large-scale, cloud-based analytics systems.

• Fluency in Python (preferred), with experience in R, Scala, or other data-oriented programming languages.

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed computing, enabling scalable and efficient model deployment.

•  Expertise in relational databases and SQL development, with a focus on efficient data management in large-scale environments.

• Familiarity with Linux servers in virtualized or distributed environments, ensuring stable and secure operations.

• Experience with workflow automation tools such as Airflow, ensuring streamlined and automated processes.

• Proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team culture.

• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing technology landscape, continuously learning and adapting to new tools and methodologies.

Desired Traits:

• Takes initiative, proactively manages multiple priorities, and works well under pressure.

• Analytical, creative thinker, and strategic problem-solver.

• Delivers fast but carefully thought-out, high-quality results.

• Structured, organized, and efficient work style.

• Factual, direct communication style.

• Experience working asynchronously with coworkers across different time zones.

• Interested in managing engineers and leading high-performing teams as a potential career progression.

• Aligned with our core values: honesty, humility, hard work, commitment, innovation, and exceptionalism.

What we offer:

• A role in shaping the future of sports, and a career that grows as the company grows.

• An exceptional culture of high achievement and teamwork.

• Supportive and humble colleagues who are some of the top problem solvers and innovators in the game.

• Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives.

• A comprehensive benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401K with match.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Company equity.     

• 100% remote work. 

Founded in 2006, Teamworks has grown from a messaging platform for collegiate football into the leading operating system for elite sports organizations, providing comprehensive technology solutions. Having secured over $165M in funding across five rounds, our product suite now features six key categories to support every phase of the athlete lifecycle. Our Operations solutions streamline logistics, communication, and inventory management with products like Hub, Camps, and Inventory Management. Performance tools such as AMS+EMR and Nutrition enhance athlete care through health analytics and personalized nutrition. Compliance is managed through our robust Compliance + Recruiting platform. Recruiting efforts are bolstered by Recruiting and Recruiting Communications. Athlete Development is supported by Academics, Pathways, and Pulse, which focus on academic success, programming tracking, and safety. Our Branding & NIL solutions, including Influencer and Collectives, navigate the NIL era and engage fans effectively. Additionally, Zelus Analytics, our premier sports intelligence platform, provides cutting-edge data insights to teams across multiple leagues, enhancing performance and decision-making through advanced analytics. Our continued innovation and integration make us the premier tech provider for top-tier athletic and tactical organizations.

Our offices in Durham, Denver, Richmond, and Brisbane are open for work, collaboration, and optional team-building events – but as a remote-first company, we also have teammates working from places across the globe, including New York, London, Perth, and Austin.

Teamworks is an equal opportunity employer - if you live our core values every day and are honest, hardworking, humble, committed, innovative, and an all-around exceptional person, you'll thrive at Teamworks. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and take affirmative action to not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics.  This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, and training. Teamworks is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email hiring@teamworks.com.

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